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Eyelid dermatitis. A common, often confounding rash.

R W Parkinson
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Five common conditions and several less common ones cause eyelid dermatitis. Diagnosis and treatment depend on recognizing their characteristics, obtaining a good history, performing a careful skin examination, administering and interpreting patch tests, prescribing the proper medications at the right time, and teaching the patient how to avoid trouble in the future. A case report illustrates the importance of integration and progression of diagnostic and therapeutic steps in resolving the management challenges of eyelid dermatitis.

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R W Parkinson. 1996. Eyelid dermatitis. A common, often confounding rash.. https://doi.org/10.3810/pgm.1996.08.61

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